Basketball Fanatic: Genius Is on the Left

A team has a cycle of strength. Even if it is a team that has won three consecutive championships, even if there is no change in personnel, its strength will be strong and weak in the past three years.

In Zuo Li's eyes, there is no doubt that the West is currently at a low point in strength. Although they are still stronger than the East on the whole, the gap is not very obvious, especially when it comes to the top teams.

The sun is getting cold, and Stoudemire is leaving; the Nuggets are getting cold, and Anthony is not working hard; the Hornets are getting cold, and Paul's intention to leave is obvious. G.

Here we mainly talk about the other two former Western kings.

The King Lakers for three consecutive years have not declined significantly this season. It may be because of the loss to the Knicks led by Zuo Li last year. The slack caused by the two consecutive championships in history did not happen to this Laker. On the contrary, from Management to coaches to players have expressed a desire to make a comeback this season and take revenge on the Knicks.

During the offseason, the media often sent out photos and reports of Lakers players training hard. Players including Gasol and Lamar Odom also ended their vacations early and started special training with Kobe in Los Angeles.

However, despite this, this season the Lakers still do not have the dominance of previous seasons, and are currently suppressed by the Spurs in the West, currently ranking second in the West.

The reason is, first of all, the disadvantages brought about by the solidification of the Lakers' lineup. Their tactics have been almost studied by major teams, which will inevitably bring some influence.

Second, the aging of the players is also a problem. Although Blake was introduced to make up for the aging problem of the old fish of the point guard, it is clear that the Zen master still trusts the old fish, but from the perspective of the game, the old fish is more suitable as a substitute. Play the residual heat on the bench, after all, he is the biggest loophole in the Lakers defense today.

Injuries also affect the performance of the Lakers. Kobe has just completed the finger ligament injury that has plagued him for a whole season in the offseason, but the knee injury still makes Kobe's athletic ability decline, although the impact is not too big in terms of scoring. Big, after all, Kobe has the weapon of God.

The most affected by the injury is Artest. His knee is also devastated, although he is the most fierce to cry for revenge in the summer. After all, after losing the finals last season, the outside world ridiculed that it was the problem of replacing Ariza. This made Artest very annoyed, and he also said a few harsh words in the offseason.

But his knee is definitely not young anymore. This season, he has been the most regressed among the Lakers' starters. The knee problem has made his lateral movement ability almost disappeared.

Combining such problems, and the fact that the little shark Bynum continues his "progress, but not much" character design every year, the Lakers' current strength is far less than the outside world imagined.

Of course, the Knicks still won't underestimate the Lakers, but the game against the Lakers is not in a hurry. After the Bulls, the Knicks will face the Spurs with GDP!

This is Zuo Lixin, another overrated team at present.

Although the Spurs may be angry to say that, this season has indeed been a turning point for the Spurs.

After many years, in the first half of the season, you can sit on the throne of the No. 1 in the Western Conference. The only feeling all Spurs fans around the world have this season is: surprise!

When the Spurs get old and become the main theme in the mouth of the media, when the Spurs fail the playoffs for three consecutive seasons, when the Spurs have to give up Bowen, Oboto and other old guys who followed Popovich to the world, all fans I feel that the era that belongs to the Spurs and belongs to GDP has passed.

But I didn't expect that the Spurs, who hardly made any reinforcements in the summer, did give everyone a big surprise this season.

The victory over the Pacers at the beginning was just a small test, and then lost to the Hornets. One win and one loss is not a good start for the Spurs, but the next loss will wait until 12 games later.

Starting with 13 wins and 1 loss, the Spurs turned out to be the team with the most consecutive victories in the league other than the Knicks.

What's even more surprising than the winning streak is that the Spurs did not score 100 points in only 3 games, and even scored 124 points in a big battle with the Houston Rockets at home.

After losing to the Mavericks, people thought that the Spurs were finally showing their old side, because their core Duncan stats for so many years had fallen to a career low. However, the Spurs once again refreshed people's perception.

Defeat the Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers at home; Manu Ginobili's miraculous back-to-back double lore, at the end of December, the Spurs defeated the Lakers and the Mavericks successively, another ten-game winning streak full of gold!

At the beginning, the Spurs actually made the best start in team history with 23 wins and 2 losses. If it wasn't for the Knicks' 25-game winning streak next door, then the Spurs would become the undisputed number one in the league!

Even so, they are still ranked first in the Western Conference with a record of 28 wins and 4 losses.

Incredible!

Isn't the Spurs getting old? Isn't the Spurs dead?

Why they are so capable of fighting is simply unreal!

However, that's why Zuo Li said the Spurs are overrated.

To answer the previous question, what made the Spurs so strong when Duncan's strength declined? There is only one answer: Manu Ginobili.

When the 2010-2011 season opened, no one could have imagined that ~www.readwn.com~ Manu Ginobili would be the team's starting shooting guard and would continue throughout the season!

This is the first time in Ginobili's career as a starter for the Spurs, and it is also Ginobili's last regular starting season. On the court, he is no longer that ghostly sword, but more like a court artist. He resisted Duncan knocked down the dominoes and helped the Spurs win the first place in the Western Conference for the first time in a few years. The average of 17.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game is not luxurious, but it does make up for the lack of the Spurs at the second position.

Yes, the Spurs have made changes since last season. Defense is no longer the main theme. As Zuo Li once introduced, last season Popovich has begun to transform the team into an offensive-led team. .

However, it is not easy to switch from a defensive team to an offensive team. The biggest problem is that Duncan is old. After the scoring ability has dropped significantly, no one in the starting lineup can make up for this vacancy. Jefferson's incompatibility has been written on his face. On the perimeter, the Spurs still only have Parker with a consistent scoring point, which is obviously not enough for me in the playoffs.

And this season, Manu stood up!

In the original history, the Spurs ranked first in the league in offensive efficiency and first in three-point efficiency this season, and finally became the Western Conference champion with 61 wins.

This was done despite injuries in the second half of the season.

It's enough to see how successful Popovich's transformation of the Spurs is.

However, it is a pity that the Spurs have used Manu excessively this season. Although they have brought solid results, they have also exposed their irreparable shortcomings.